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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>&minus;</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*''Goblin'' - the evil race properly termed &quot;[[Orcs]]&quot; in Common Speech were referred to as &quot;''Goblins''&quot; by the Hobbits. This is apparently some local colloquialism of uncertain origin. However, while this originated as a Hobbit &quot;slang term&quot; for Orcs, due to the presence of the Shire on the major trade route of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Great </del>East Road, over the centuries this term was actually picked up by members of other races (much as how smoking [[Pipe-weed]] was).&#160; The term actually gained a high degree of popularity throughout Middle-earth.&#160; The term &quot;Goblin&quot; came to more often be used when referring to smaller Orcs, of the type Hobbits were more likely to see (rare roving bands like that led by [[Golfimbul]]). Larger soldier-Orcs bred for war were less likely to be referred to as &quot;Goblins&quot;, because they never really encountered them, thus larger breeds of Orcs would often simply be called &quot;Orcs&quot;.&#160; &#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*''Goblin'' - the evil race properly termed &quot;[[Orcs]]&quot; in Common Speech were referred to as &quot;''Goblins''&quot; by the Hobbits. This is apparently some local colloquialism of uncertain origin. However, while this originated as a Hobbit &quot;slang term&quot; for Orcs, due to the presence of the Shire on the major trade route of the East Road, over the centuries this term was actually picked up by members of other races (much as how smoking [[Pipe-weed]] was).&#160; The term actually gained a high degree of popularity throughout Middle-earth.&#160; The term &quot;Goblin&quot; came to more often be used when referring to smaller Orcs, of the type Hobbits were more likely to see (rare roving bands like that led by [[Golfimbul]]). Larger soldier-Orcs bred for war were less likely to be referred to as &quot;Goblins&quot;, because they never really encountered them, thus larger breeds of Orcs would often simply be called &quot;Orcs&quot;.&#160; &#160;</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>:''Note:&#160; Tolkien's conception of what &quot;Orcs&quot; and &quot;Goblins&quot; were exactly fluctuated over time, and ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was written when these ideas had not solidified in his mind, and as such in that book he uses the two terms rather interchangeably. Later on, he more fully set down that &quot;Orcs&quot; was the proper term for the entire race, with &quot;Goblins&quot; being a colloquial Hobbit-invented term for Orcs.''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>:''Note:&#160; Tolkien's conception of what &quot;Orcs&quot; and &quot;Goblins&quot; were exactly fluctuated over time, and ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was written when these ideas had not solidified in his mind, and as such in that book he uses the two terms rather interchangeably. Later on, he more fully set down that &quot;Orcs&quot; was the proper term for the entire race, with &quot;Goblins&quot; being a colloquial Hobbit-invented term for Orcs.''</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>&minus;</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Water arose to the north-west of [[Needlehole]], and a little to its south formed [[Rushock Bog]].&lt;ref name=Part&gt;{{FR|Part}}&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; Before flowing through [[Hobbiton]] the Water was quite narrow and easily crossed by a plank bridge, and was shadowed by alder-trees.&lt;ref&gt;{{FR|I3}}&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; From there, it flowed through [[Hobbiton]] and into the [[Bywater Pool]] at [[Bywater]], where it was joined by a stream from the north. From then on, it flowed eastward alongside the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">East Road|Great </del>East Road]], which ran through the valley of the Water. It divided into two streams north of [[Frogmorton]] creating a watery region. It joined the [[Brandywine]] just north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]].&lt;ref name=Part/&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Water arose to the north-west of [[Needlehole]], and a little to its south formed [[Rushock Bog]].&lt;ref name=Part&gt;{{FR|Part}}&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; Before flowing through [[Hobbiton]] the Water was quite narrow and easily crossed by a plank bridge, and was shadowed by alder-trees.&lt;ref&gt;{{FR|I3}}&lt;/ref&gt;&#160; From there, it flowed through [[Hobbiton]] and into the [[Bywater Pool]] at [[Bywater]], where it was joined by a stream from the north. From then on, it flowed eastward alongside the [[East Road]], which ran through the valley of the Water. It divided into two streams north of [[Frogmorton]] creating a watery region. It joined the [[Brandywine]] just north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]].&lt;ref name=Part/&gt;</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>From the west to the east, the Shire originally measured 40 leagues (120 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles) from the [[Far Downs]] to the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. From the north to the south, it measured 50 leagues (150 Númenórean miles) from the northern moors to the marshes in the south.&lt;ref name=&quot;FRHobbits&quot;/&gt; The total area of the shire must have extended roughly about 20,000 square miles.&lt;ref group=&quot;note&quot;&gt;[[Robert Foster]] estimates the total area of the Shire to be &quot;about 18,000 square miles&quot;; [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] has calculated a larger figure, about 21,400 square miles. See: {{HM|Guide}}, entry &quot;Shire&quot; and {{HM|AME}}, revised edn (London: HarperCollins, 1991), p. 69&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>From the west to the east, the Shire originally measured 40 leagues (120 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles) from the [[Far Downs]] to the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. From the north to the south, it measured 50 leagues (150 Númenórean miles) from the northern moors to the marshes in the south.&lt;ref name=&quot;FRHobbits&quot;/&gt; The total area of the shire must have extended roughly about 20,000 square miles.&lt;ref group=&quot;note&quot;&gt;[[Robert Foster]] estimates the total area of the Shire to be &quot;about 18,000 square miles&quot;; [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] has calculated a larger figure, about 21,400 square miles. See: {{HM|Guide}}, entry &quot;Shire&quot; and {{HM|AME}}, revised edn (London: HarperCollins, 1991), p. 69&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>By 30 years later, almost all of the Hobbits of Middle-earth could be found in the Shire. The [[Shire-hobbits]] considered themselves as subjects of the [[Kings of Arthedain|King]], at least nominally, considering the isolation of their country. Nevertheless the Hobbits sent some support troops to the great battles Arnor fought against [[Angmar]]. After the fall of Arnor, the Shire remained a minor but independent political unit and the title of [[Thain]] was established to fill the absence of a Kingship.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>By 30 years later, almost all of the Hobbits of Middle-earth could be found in the Shire. The [[Shire-hobbits]] considered themselves as subjects of the [[Kings of Arthedain|King]], at least nominally, considering the isolation of their country. Nevertheless the Hobbits sent some support troops to the great battles Arnor fought against [[Angmar]]. After the fall of Arnor, the Shire remained a minor but independent political unit and the title of [[Thain]] was established to fill the absence of a Kingship.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>&minus;</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Its small size, relative lack of importance, and brave and resilient Hobbit population made it too modest an objective for conquest. More important was that the Shire was guarded and protected by the [[Dúnedain]] [[Rangers of the North]] (and [[Gandalf]]), who watched the borders and kept out intruders. The only strangers to enter the Shire were the [[Dwarves]] travelling on the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Great </del>East Road]] that ran through the Shire to and from their mines in the [[Blue Mountains]], and the occasional [[Elves]] on their way to the [[Emyn Beraid]] or the [[Grey Havens]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Its small size, relative lack of importance, and brave and resilient Hobbit population made it too modest an objective for conquest. More important was that the Shire was guarded and protected by the [[Dúnedain]] [[Rangers of the North]] (and [[Gandalf]]), who watched the borders and kept out intruders. The only strangers to enter the Shire were the [[Dwarves]] travelling on the [[East Road]] that ran through the Shire to and from their mines in the [[Blue Mountains]], and the occasional [[Elves]] on their way to the [[Emyn Beraid]] or the [[Grey Havens]].</div></td></tr>
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